more_o in_o show_n than_o in_o substance_n according_a to_o that_o threaten_a isa._n 29.13_o 14._o mr._n angier_n p._n 188._o 188._o hoc_fw-la negotium_fw-la plus_fw-la gemitibus_fw-la quam_fw-la sermonibus_fw-la agitur_fw-la pluâ—_n fleâ—â—_n quam_fw-la affatu_fw-la bernard_n §._o 9_o distraction_n deprive_v the_o soul_n of_o its_o comfort_n comfort_n thy_o prayer_n will_v tire_v thou_o out_o for_o thou_o have_v only_o the_o difficult_a part_n of_o duty_n thou_o crack_v the_o shell_n but_o eat_v not_o the_o kernel_n like_v one_o that_o want_v a_o excellent_a book_n who_o sense_n or_o language_n he_o understand_v not_o which_o be_v a_o great_a trouble_n whereas_o he_o that_o understand_v both_o be_v much_o delight_v mr._n white_a of_o thought_n §._o 10._o distraction_n grieve_v away_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ghost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 8._o the_o cure_n of_o distraction_n §._o 1._o i._o uâ—e_v the_o remedy_n against_o the_o forementioned_a cause_n §._o 2._o ii_o bewail_v 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god_n intend_v igitur_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la intendit_fw-la tibi_fw-la super_fw-la singular_a verba_fw-la divinae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la diligenter_fw-la intendas_fw-la bern_n med._n c._n 6._o 6._o offerunt_fw-la sancti_fw-la angeli_fw-la dei_fw-la i._n e._n preces_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la non_fw-la quasi_fw-la nesciatis_fw-la qui_fw-la omne_fw-la novit_fw-la antequam_fw-la fiant_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la testes_fw-la efficiantur_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la &_o pietatis_fw-la justorum_fw-la origen_n solliciti_fw-la discurrunt_fw-la viz._n angeli_fw-la medii_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o deum_fw-la &_o nostros_fw-la gemâ—tus_fw-la fidelissimè_fw-la ad_fw-la â—um_fw-la portant_fw-la bern._n ibid._n ibid._n remember_v there_o be_v above_o thou_o a_o hear_v ear_n a_o seeing_z eye_n and_o a_o register-book_n wherein_o all_o thy_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n aâ—e_v write_v and_o thou_o shall_v not_o do_v amiss_o a_o rabbin_z to_o his_o scholar_n scholar_n sic_fw-la vive_fw-la cum_fw-la hominibus_fw-la quasi_fw-la deus_fw-la videaâ—_n sic_fw-la loquere_fw-la cum_fw-la dâ—â—_n quasi_fw-la â—omines_fw-la audiant_fw-la seneca_n seneca_n god_n look_v not_o at_o the_o oratory_n of_o your_o prayer_n how_o elegant_a they_o be_v nor_o at_o the_o geometry_n of_o your_o prayer_n how_o long_o they_o be_v nor_o at_o the_o arithmetic_n of_o your_o prayer_n how_o many_o they_o be_v nor_o at_o the_o logic_n of_o your_o prayer_n how_o methodical_a they_o be_v but_o the_o sincerity_n of_o they_o he_o look_v at_o mr._n bâ—ooks_n bâ—ooks_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n stant_fw-la illic_fw-la angeli_fw-la qui_fw-la quae_fw-la emittuntur_fw-la verba_fw-la excipiunt_fw-la &_o perscribunt_fw-la adest_fw-la domâ—nus_fw-la qui_fw-la â—ntroeuntium_fw-la speculatur_fw-la affectus_fw-la basil._n conc_fw-fr 9_o the_o oration_n §._o 5._o v._o lay_v a_o law_n upon_o your_o sense_n sense_n illum_z aspicieâ—â—es_o christiani_n manibus_fw-la expansis_fw-la quia_fw-la innocuis_fw-la capite_fw-la nudo_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la erubescimus_fw-la denique_fw-la sine_fw-la monitore_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la pectore_fw-la tertul_n apolog_fw-la p._n 30._o §._o 6._o vi_o reflection_n and_o ejaculation_n ejaculation_n quacuâ—que_fw-la horâ_fw-la mala_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la venerit_fw-la expelle_fw-fr â—am_n quam_fw-la cito_fw-la apparuerit_fw-la scorpio_fw-la contere_fw-la caput_fw-la ejus_fw-la ibi_fw-la emenda_fw-la culpam_fw-la ubi_fw-la nascitur_fw-la viz._n in_o cord_n bern._n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la bene_fw-la vivendi_fw-la serm._n 29._o 29._o ideo_fw-la sacerdos_n ante_fw-la oratâ—onem_fw-la prefatione_fw-la praemissâ_fw-la parat_fw-la fratrum_fw-la mentes_fw-la dicendo_fw-la sursum_fw-la corda_fw-la &_o respondet_fw-la plebs_fw-la habemus_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la adâ—oneatuâ—_n nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la se_fw-la quam_fw-la dominum_fw-la cogitare_fw-la debere_fw-la cyprian_a de_fw-fr orat._n dom._n dom._n cry_v unto_o god_n lord_n will_v thou_o suffer_v thy_o slave_n to_o abuse_v thy_o child_n before_o thy_o face_n while_o he_o be_v on_o his_o knee_n for_o a_o blessing_n dr._n harrison_n harrison_n neh._n 4.11_o and_o our_o adversary_n say_v they_o shall_v not_o know_v neither_o see_v till_o we_o come_v in_o the_o midst_n among_o they_o and_o cause_n the_o work_n to_o cease_v thus_o satan_n §._o 7._o vii_o strength_n of_o grace_n grace_n psal._n 48.9_o we_o have_v think_v of_o thy_o love_a kindness_n o_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o temple_n these_o be_v the_o thought_n of_o such_o as_o see_v by_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n faith_n if_o a_o man_n have_v store_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n in_o his_o poâ—ket_n and_o but_o a_o few_o farthing_n he_o will_v bring_v out_o gold_n more_o ready_o than_o farthing_n so_o when_o there_o be_v much_o grace_n much_o of_o heaven_n in_o the_o soul_n your_o thought_n will_v savour_v of_o that_o mr._n cobbet_n of_o prayerâ—_n p._n 405._o cap._n 9_o encouragement_n under_o the_o burden_n of_o distraction_n §._o 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cernitur_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o justiâ—â—catione_n non_fw-la in_o sanctiâ—ate_n sed_fw-la in_o sanctificationo_fw-la non_fw-la in_o puritate_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o purificatione_n non_fw-la in_o perfectione_n say_v in_o profectu_fw-la j._n fâ—â—_v the_o ver_fw-la â—r_n justif._n p._n 162._o 162._o in_o grammar_n the_o present_a tense_n be_v accompany_v with_o the_o imperfect_a but_o the_o future_a with_o the_o plusquam_fw-la perfectum_fw-la cap._n 10._o inference_n from_o this_o doctrine_n §._o 1._o i._o we_o have_v cause_n to_o mourn_v over_o our_o best_a duty_n duty_n miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ibi_fw-la plus_fw-la pecco_fw-it ubi_fw-la peecata_fw-la mea_fw-la emendare_fw-la debeâ—_n orâ—â—_n quidem_fw-la ore_fw-la sed_fw-la ment_fw-la foris_fw-la vagante_fw-la orationis_fw-la â—ructu_fw-la privor_fw-la corpore_fw-la sum_fw-la interius_fw-la sed_fw-la cord_n exterius_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la perdo_fw-la quod_fw-la dico_fw-la parum_fw-la enim_fw-la prodest_fw-la 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